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A couple who went viral on social media after aiming their guns at Black Lives Matter protesters marching outside their property have regained possession of their firearms.
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of the murder of George Floyd, has reportedly been stabbed in an Arizona prison. A source claimed to the Associated Press that the 47-year-old ex-cop was left seriously injured after another inmate attacked him in the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson,…
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The man accused of choking Jordan Neely on a New York subway has reportedly surrendered himself to police. Jordan Neely, 30, died Monday afternoon last week (May 1) after being held in a chokehold for 15 minutes allegedly by 24-year-old Daniel Penny, a former Marine. According to his aunt Carolyn…
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A former police officer who was convicted of killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright has been released from prison. On Monday, Kim Potter, who was originally sentenced to two years for manslaughter after allegedly mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting Wright in 2021, was released from prison. According to…
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Multiple celebrities have voiced their outrage over the traumatic shooting of a Black teen in Kansas City last week. Ralph Yarl, 16, was hospitalized following the horrific incident which took place at around 10 PM on Thursday (April 13) in Kansas City, Missouri, CNN reports. According to authorities, the teenager…
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A Detroit grandmother has spoken out after revealing that she is now having to raise her 12 children after her daughter died from "complications" during childbirth. Speaking to CNN, grandmother-of-12 Patricia Pouncey reveals that she has been left with nothing but a death certificate and "a lot of questions" following…
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When it was first announced that JK Rowling would be taking Harry Potter to London’s West End in a new two-part production, a wave of electricity suddenly re-ignited a dormant fanbase. Potterheads were brimming with excitement at the idea of a new story involving our three favorite wizards - though,…
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Following the tragic news of Tyre Nichols' death, three Memphis fire department workers have been fired due to their response at the scene of the arrest. In a statement released by the department on Monday, it was concluded that the employees in question had "violated numerous MFD policies and protocols"…
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A judge recently ruled in favor of a former Virginia Tech women's soccer player after she filed a lawsuit against her former coach for benching her due to her political views. As per Fox News, Kiersten Hening was allegedly benched and then pressured to leave the team after she refused…
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Sharon Osbourne has said she wants her $900,000 donation back from Black Lives Matter in a recent on-the-spot interview with TMZ. The 69-year-old music manager and wife of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne was being asked her opinion on Kanye West's White Lives Matter fiasco at Paris Fashion Week -…
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A woman who called the police on a Black birdwatcher in New York City's Central Park has lost her lawsuit against her former employer. In 2020, a video emerged online of Amy Cooper calling 911 on Christian Cooper (not related) and saying "there's an African-American man threatening my life" after…
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Two New York police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing after footage of them pushing an elderly activist to the ground caused outrage back in 2020. On June 4, 2020 - amid the Black Lives Matters protests that surged following the murder of George Floyd - cell phone footage…
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Halle Berry has reflected on her historic win at the 2002 Academy Awards. Twenty years ago, the now-55-year-old star famously won the Oscar statuette for Best Actress for her portrayal of Leticia Musgrove in the 2001 drama Monster Ball. The moment went down in history, as Berry became the first…
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Newly released footage shows the moment Kyle Rittenhouse's rifle was destroyed at a Wisconsin crime lab. Back in August 2020, Rittenhouse - then 17 years old - used the rifle to shoot two people dead and injure a third during a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Washington. During a…
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Nigeria's government has condemned reports of discriminatory treatment of Africans and other Black people at the Ukrainian border. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, there have been increasing reports of Africans being blocked from crossing the border into neighboring countries as refugees. It's a heartbreaking situation amid an…
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In light of the ongoing crisis in their country, the people of Ukraine are in need of urgent humanitarian aid and protection. In less than a week, the Ukrainian government has reported over 100 civilian deaths as a result of the persisting conflict with Russian forces. At the time of…
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been honored by the NAACP with a very special award, People reports. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared on stage to accept the President's Award at Saturday night's NAACP Image Awards, joining the ranks of past recipients who include Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson,…
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A former Minneapolis police officer has testified that he tried to help George Floyd several times, but was repeatedly blocked by his senior officer Derek Chauvin, ABC News reports. Ex-officer Thomas Lane was present on May 25, 2020, when Floyd was violently arrested and murdered by Chauvin, who suspected him…
